Suzuki DRZ 400 cheap battery alternative

[KTMphil]

Sick of replacing Suzuki DRZ 400 batteries that seem to fail if they're allowed to run flat at 3,500 bht a pop?






The DRZ 400 battery is an odd size, I've tried several times in the past to match it with no success. Today I had another try and found this, a battery with the same height and width in Chiang Mai for 350 bht






2 small problems with it


1. The battery is smaller in length and therefore has less capacity, rated 5 a/h, ive tested it and it has plenty of cold cranking amps to turn over the cold engine

2. The terminals are the other way around which meant some fiddling to get the battery terminals connected.


It's a dry cell battery & might be a great cheap alternative

 

[LivinLOS]

Nat used a local alternative that I think is also a 5 a and also used the other way round terminals.. Think I paid more like 600 or 800..

Good for maybe a year, but the lower amps combine with the big bore.. Makes for less power than I would like..

Still lots cheaper than the drz specific ones.